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Sejda PDF vs Stirling PDF: catalog facts
Sejda PDF	Stirling PDF
Freemium A limited free tier is available. Paid plans remove the limits.	Freemium Free plan is $0/month with no card required (60+ tools, web/desktop/self-hosted, 500…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Desktop version processes files entirely locally Online files are deleted automatically after a short period	55+ PDF tools covering signing, converting, merging, editing, OCR and redaction, chained in a stateful workspace with… Runs on Docker, bare metal, Kubernetes or as native desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux
Free use is limited to a few tasks per hour and small documents Closed source	Open-core: SSO, external database, Google Drive integration, SAML and audit logs are gated behind paid Team or… Manual server setup needs Java 25+ plus LibreOffice and Tesseract for conversions and OCR
Web application, Downloadable app	Self-hosted, Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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